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About Katshol Village

Katshol is a small village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 106 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katshol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katshol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 115.8 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 106
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katshol compares

By the 2011 count Katshol is the 109th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 115.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Katshol

Katshol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katshol as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kankrishol, Karaduba, Karanja and Kashiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Katshol

As per the Census of India 2011, Katshol village had a population of 229. That makes it the 109th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Katshol village has 106 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katshol has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Katshol is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katshol covers 115.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katshol falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Katshol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katshol.

Katshol is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Katshol today is likely to be higher.

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